Cause of death?
Gu Beiyue glanced at Han Yunxi from the corner of his eyes. Under everyone's gaze, he answered truthfully, "Reporting to Your Highness, if this official's diagnosis is correct, Princess Changping should have been poisoned to death. As for what poison it was, please forgive this official's incompetence."
If Princess Changping was still alive, perhaps Gu Beiyue wouldn't have been able to find any traces of poison. However, once a person died, the traces of poison would appear in a short period of time.
Princess Changping's pale lips had a few black stains. If more time passed, the traces of poison would become even more obvious. Perhaps it would be possible to find out what poison it was.
Poison?
Once these words were said, everyone was shocked. She was actually poisoned? What kind of poison? Who poisoned her?
Long Tianmo suddenly roared at Shuang Hong, "Speak! What exactly happened! Why are you and the princess locked up here? "
Changping should have already attended the family banquet, but she was acting mysteriously and didn't appear.
Shuang Hong was scared silly and shook her head. "This servant … this servant didn't …"
Suddenly, she turned to look at Han Yunxi and pointed at Han Yunxi. "It's her! It's her, Qin Wangfei, she … "
At this time, the empress dowager and empress finally noticed Han Yunxi on the side.
"Her Highness the princess said she wanted to prepare a gift for the empress dowager. Because she hadn't finished carving, she hid here to carve. She just had this servant go out to get something. When this servant came back, I saw the princess lying on the ground with esteemed wangfei on the side …"
Shuang Hong was so scared that she began to cry. Hearing this, the empress dowager and empress both looked at Han Yunxi. Their gazes were sinister as if they had been poisoned.
Han Yunxi immediately realized that she was in big trouble. She had been focused on saving people and had been shocked by this matter. She hadn't realized the danger she was in yet.
However, she was still calm and explained, "I was just preparing to change next door when I heard a commotion. When I came to take a look, I saw Changping lying on the ground …"
"What kind of poison was she poisoned with? Why would she suddenly be poisoned? Where did the poison come from?"
The Empress was paralyzed on the ground and asked again and again. Her voice was very sharp, as if she wanted to tear Han Yunxi apart.
As for the empress dowager, she was even more direct. "Why did Changping fall to the ground? Why did these shelves fall? Han Yunxi, did you quarrel with Changping and even hit her? Tell me! "
"I didn't!" Han Yunxi denied angrily.
"I'll say it again. I was just next door. I heard the sound of the shelf falling and came over. When I entered, I saw Changping lying on the ground. When I found out that she was poisoned, Shuang Hong came over."
"What kind of poison did she get? Aren't you very good at detoxification? Why didn't you save her? Why? "Long Tianmo was also very excited. After all, Changping was his only sister!
"I haven't found out what kind of poison she was poisoned with, but when I came, she was already dead. There was no way to save her," Han Yunxi explained truthfully.
As soon as she said that, the Empress immediately rebuked her, "Han Yunxi, you're lying! How long would it take for you to come over from next door? How could you not have time to save her? What kind of poison could be so powerful that it could kill immediately? "
This point was also what Han Yunxi couldn't understand.
However, her attitude was still very firm. "I'm not lying. As for what exactly happened, we'll only know after we find the poison. I'll immediately do the examination."
All she saw was the result. Whether Princess Changping had died before the shelf fell or after her death, no one could say for sure.
There weren't many poisons that could kill immediately. Han Yunxi also wanted to know. What she wanted to know even more was where this poison came from.
She was just about to walk over when the Empress's anger reached the heavens. "Han Yunxi, you still dare to quibble! You're lying! Someone come, arrest her for this consort! "
Han Yunxi suddenly frowned, also angry. "Who dares?! Without evidence, why should I be arrested?! "
"Someone come, arrest her!" The Empress Dowager's voice became even sharper. Very quickly, the guards rushed in and detained Han Yunxi.
Han Yunxi couldn't break free. She angrily glared at Long Tianmo. "Your Highness Crown Prince, you don't even know what kind of poison Changping was poisoned with. Without any evidence, you're making slanderous accusations. Is this how the palace does things?"
Long Tianmo was angry and sorrowful, but he still wasn't willing to believe that Han Yunxi had poisoned Changping to death. He also couldn't think of any motive for Han Yunxi to commit the crime.
After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Imperial Grandmother, Imperial Mother, there's no harm in letting Imperial Aunt Qin check the poison."
The Empress was very repulsed. Just as she was about to refuse, the Empress Dowager coldly said, "Fine, let her check. Aijia wants to see what kind of poison she can find that can kill instantly!"
Only after these words were spoken did the guards release Han Yunxi.
Han Yunxi crouched down beside Princess Changping. As soon as she saw the black strands on her tongue, she was puzzled. She did a routine check while activating the scanning system. However, the results were outside of her expectations.
How could it be …
"Are you done?" The Empress sternly urged.
Han Yunxi stood up and looked around, her face full of confusion.
"Did you find it?" The Empress Dowager impatiently asked.
Han Yunxi indifferently said, "I found it. It's arrow poison wood."
However, when these words came out, everyone in the room was at a loss. What was arrow poison wood? They'd never heard of it before.
"What is this?" The Empress Dowager sternly asked.
"This is an extremely poisonous tree. It's commonly known as' Throat Upon Contact with Blood '. As long as there's a wound on the body and it's stained with its sap, the victim will quickly be poisoned. It'll cause heart failure, making it difficult to breathe and suffocate to death," Han Yunxi explained.
Regarding this poison, there was another saying, "Seven Up, Eight Down, Nine Down," which was precisely what 'Throat Upon Contact with Blood' meant. If you took seven steps up, eight steps down, or nine steps on flat ground, you'd fall to the ground and die.
Actually, depending on the amount of poison, sometimes you didn't need to take that many steps. You'd fall to the ground after just two or three steps.
Han Yunxi was basically certain. "Princess Changping should've fallen after being poisoned, which was why she bumped into this frame.
There were only two kinds of poisons. One was accidentally touched, and the other was intentionally poisoned.
She'd looked around earlier, but hadn't seen any branches or leaves of the arrow poison wood. She also hadn't found anything with this kind of poison.
Could it be that someone had come to poison her, and she hadn't seen them when she'd come over?
This matter was somewhat complicated.
Just as she was about to do a more detailed examination to analyze the poison in Princess Changping's body, the empress sternly said, "Someone come, immediately take her to the imperial prison! The culprit must be her! There's nothing to say! "
Han Yunxi once again looked towards Long Tianmo. "Let me investigate clearly. This kind of poison is very rare. Not everyone can recognize it!"
Who knew that the empress would actually bite back. "It's indeed rare. No one here has ever heard of it. Only you, Han Yunxi, know of it. Apart from you, Han Yunxi, who else would be able to poison her?"
The empress wasn't wrong. At least in the palace, only Han Yunxi was able to poison her.
"What if an assassin broke in and poisoned Princess Changping? Empress, you can doubt me, but please take out evidence! "Han Yunxi argued.
"Assassin? Why would there be an assassin out of nowhere? What kind of place do you think the palace is? Do you think assassins can casually enter? Who saw an assassin? The only person Shuang Hong saw was you! "
"Also, who told you to come here to change clothes? Why was it so coincidental that you were next to Changping?"
"You and Changping have always been on bad terms. You must have harbored hatred towards Changping and wanted to poison her. Shuang Hong saw it, so she twisted her words! Han Yunxi, ah, Han Yunxi, I didn't think your heart would be so vicious! To think that I thought you were Tian Mo's savior, I really misjudged you! "
The empress' tears flowed freely. She was so aggressive that she almost made a move.
Han Yunxi didn't know how to argue with her. How could someone twist her words like this?
She took a deep breath and said, "Xu mama can testify. It was Xu mama who brought me here to change clothes!"
But it was at this moment that Xu mama rushed in from the doorway with Han Yunxi's new clothes in her hands. "To reply esteemed empress dowager, esteemed empress, it really was this servant who brought esteemed wangfei here. But when this servant went to get the clothes just then, I don't know what happened either!"
Xu mama's second half of the sentence was simply adding frost to snow. Han Yunxi sucked in a cold breath. She was about to explain when the empress dowager coldly said, "At that time, your Han Family's Li shi was right. The best detoxifier is also the most terrifying poisoner! Someone come, immediately take this murderer to the imperial prison. Without aijia's orders, no one is allowed to visit! "
Han Yunxi frowned and looked towards Long Tianmo. However, this time, Long Tianmo was also silent.
Han Yunxi was thoroughly disappointed. She really wasted her efforts in saving Long Tianmo.
"I want to see the Duke of Qin!" She said coldly.
Who knew that the empress dowager's voice would be even colder, "It's no use even if the Duke of Qin comes! Han Yunxi, you can't be forgiven for poisoning the princess! No one can protect you! "
Without giving Han Yunxi a chance to struggle, the guards dragged Han Yunxi outside.
Han Yunxi shouted, "Empress Dowager, you'll regret this. It's fine if you lock me up, but if you miss the source of the poison, more people will die from this poison!"
If the source of the poison was in the palace, then both the poisoned objects and the poisoned assassins would be in danger.
Unfortunately, all she got in response was the empress and her servant girls' sorrowful cries. Nobody listened to her words.
Currently, Grand Concubine Yi was comforting Duanmu Yao. Long Fei Ye and Emperor Tianhui were locked up in the imperial study, so they had no idea what had happened.
The empress hugged Princess Changping's corpse, heartbroken. Long Tianmo stood guard on one side, unable to coax her out of it.
The empress dowager sat on one side, knitting her brows as she sighed again and again. She was so sad that she didn't know how to face reality.
Changping was the granddaughter she doted on the most!
Suddenly, the empress raised her head, agitated. "Muhou, kill Han Yunxi to avenge Changping. You have to kill her!"
"Muhou … she wasn't stupid enough to poison Changping. This matter …"
Before Long Tianmo could finish, the empress slapped him across the face. "You traitor! Your little sister's already dead, dead! You can still say things like that? "
Long Tianmo was resentful, but didn't talk back. The empress was so agitated that she wanted to say more, but before she could open her mouth, her eyes gave a start before she fainted.
"Muhou!" Long Tianmo was alarmed. Gu Beiyue hurried forward to take her pulse.
"Empress Dowager, Your Highness, esteemed empress has been provoked. Her anger has attacked her heart, causing her qi and blood to be unstable. She must stay in bed and rest well. Don't let her suffer any more blows," Gu Beiyue said as he wrote a prescription and had a court lady fetch the medicine.
After the empress was sent away, the empress dowager glanced at Long Tianmo and said, "Tianmo, take care of Changping's funeral."
So speaking, she looked towards the door. "Someone come, report to His Majesty that Princess Changping … is gone!"
As soon as she finished, she burst into tears …
… …
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